Dear Visitors,

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We are pleased that you are visiting our website. We want you to feel safe and comfortable while doing so. Protecting your privacy is very important to us. The following privacy policy informs you about the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal data.
As our company is headquartered in Switzerland, this privacy policy is primarily based on the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection in its revised version (nFADP, in force since 1 September 2023) as well as the Data Protection Ordinance (DPO). Insofar as persons in the European Union are concerned, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR / EU 2016/679) also applies additionally.

 

1. Data Protection at a Glance

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data means any data by which you can be personally identified.

Data collection on our website

Who is responsible?

The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The contact details can be found in the legal notice of this website as well as in section 2 of this privacy policy.

How do we collect your data?

Your data is collected, on the one hand, when you provide it to us, for example by email or via a contact form. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems, or after your consent, when you visit the website. This primarily concerns technical data, such as browser type, operating system, time of page access, or IP address.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. If inquiries are submitted, we also process the information for the purpose of handling your request.

What rights do you have?

You have the right at any time to obtain free information about the personal data stored about you, its origin, recipients, and the purpose of the data processing. You also have the right to rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and, where applicable, the right to receive or transfer your data. You may revoke any consent you have given at any time with effect for the future. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

 

2. Controller

Dr. Faßbender Attorneys at Law & Mediators
Dr. Marcel Faßbender
Durststr. 5
CH-8706 Meilen (ZH)
Phone: +41 (0) 43 542 9822
Fax: +41 (0) 43 542 9772
Email: kanzlei@dr-fassbender.ch
Website: www.dr-fassbender.ch

The controller is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

 

3. Usage Data (Server Log Files)

When our website is accessed, information is automatically collected by the hosting provider and/or the IT systems used in so-called server log files. This includes in particular:

• the previously visited page from which the file was requested

• the name of the accessed file or page

• date and time of access

• the amount of data transferred

• access status

• information about the browser and operating system used

• the IP address of the requesting computer

This data is processed in order to ensure the secure and stable operation of the website, to guarantee system security, and to investigate misuse.
This data is not merged with other data sources.

Legal basis:
Art. 31 para. 1 nFADP and, where the GDPR is applicable, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

 

4. Cookies

Our website may use technically necessary cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and saved by your browser. They do not cause any harm.
Technically necessary cookies are used to provide the website in a user-friendly, effective, and secure manner. If any other cookies that are not technically necessary are used, this is done only on the basis of the relevant consent.
You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are disabled, the functionality of this website may be limited.

Legal basis:
Art. 31 para. 1 nFADP and, where the GDPR is applicable, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. Where consent is required, processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 FADP or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR.

 

5. Contacting Us

If you send us inquiries by email or via a contact form, your information, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions.
Depending on the content of your inquiry, this may include in particular the following data:

• name

• email address

• postal address

• telephone number

• content of your message

We will not pass this data on without your consent unless this is necessary to handle your request or we are legally obliged to do so.

Legal basis:
Art. 31 para. 2 lit. a nFADP and, where the GDPR is applicable, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR or Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR.

 

6. Recipients of Data

Your personal data will only be transferred to third parties insofar as this is legally permissible or you have consented. Recipients may in particular include technical service providers engaged for the operation and maintenance of this website or for the handling of communication processes, who process personal data only within the scope of our instructions.

 

7. Disclosure of Data Abroad

If, in the context of operating this website or communicating with you, service providers abroad are engaged, personal data may be disclosed to countries outside Switzerland or outside the European Economic Area.
Where a country does not ensure an adequate level of data protection, we ensure appropriate safeguards, in particular by concluding standard data protection clauses where required.

Legal basis:
Art. 16 nFADP and, where the GDPR is applicable, Art. 44 et seq. GDPR.

 

8. Storage Period

We process and store personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the respective purpose or as long as statutory retention obligations exist.
Data that you transmit to us in connection with an inquiry or the initiation of a mandate will be deleted as soon as its storage is no longer necessary and no statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.
Where statutory retention and documentation obligations exist, the data will be stored for the duration of the respective applicable legal periods.

 

9. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under the nFADP and, where applicable, under the GDPR, you have in particular the following rights:

a) Right of access
You have the right to request information as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed and, if so, which data.

b) Right to rectification
You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data or the completion of incomplete personal data.

c) Right to erasure
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, provided there are no statutory retention obligations or overriding legitimate interests preventing this.

d) Right to restriction of processing
Where the GDPR is applicable, you may request restriction of processing under the statutory conditions.

e) Right to receive or transfer data
Within the scope of the statutory requirements, you have the right to receive personal data in a commonly used electronic format or to have it transferred to another controller.

f) Withdrawal of consent
You may revoke any consent you have given at any time with effect for the future.

g) Right to object
Where the GDPR is applicable and the processing is based on legitimate interests, you may object to the processing on grounds relating to your particular situation.

 

10. Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority

Switzerland
In the event of violations of data protection law, you may contact the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

Germany / EU
Where the GDPR is applicable, you may contact the competent data protection supervisory authority at your place of residence, your place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

 

11. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or complete loss, destruction, or unauthorized access by third parties.
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, this website uses SSL or TLS encryption.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet, particularly communication by email, may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

 

As of: 4 April 2026